[The sight on the world in flames, of being lost in the void in Scorpion's Bend never leaves him, it burns behind his eyes when he blinks and the soul-destroying loneliness that sank its teeth in to his soul during the eternity the orb showed him, it never wavers.
But beyond it all, he wants.
His people.
To save them all.
Raised through the ages to rule them all, to be the one to bring greatness to Grisha and finally (finally) give them what they all want more than anything - security.
To live a life worth living. He tried, over and over, to get that. Through hard work and diplomacy, he waged wars to get it and he build walls tall enough to keep everyone but the tsar out.
But after this, would be better. It would light the path for glory and it would bring out the secret promise that lived only in his own heart.]
People like me. [And tendrils of darkness waft up from his hands, barely seen through the darkness]
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[The sight on the world in flames, of being lost in the void in Scorpion's Bend never leaves him, it burns behind his eyes when he blinks and the soul-destroying loneliness that sank its teeth in to his soul during the eternity the orb showed him, it never wavers.
But beyond it all, he wants.
His people.
To save them all.
Raised through the ages to rule them all, to be the one to bring greatness to Grisha and finally (finally) give them what they all want more than anything - security.
To live a life worth living. He tried, over and over, to get that. Through hard work and diplomacy, he waged wars to get it and he build walls tall enough to keep everyone but the tsar out.
But after this, would be better. It would light the path for glory and it would bring out the secret promise that lived only in his own heart.]
People like me. [And tendrils of darkness waft up from his hands, barely seen through the darkness]